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How did ViewSonic promote the ViewPad, you ask? 3 35 (3/8/2011 9:49:12 PM) comp.sys.mac.system With Mac OS X, of course! 'So it�s not bad enough that ViewSonic�s new ViewPad tablet dual-boots with two OSes (Windows 7 and Android 1.6), neither of which are meant for use on a tablet. ViewSonic�s own pro... Alan

Merry Christmas, Everyone! 1 118 (12/25/2010 4:23:58 AM) comp.sys.mac.advocacy And Happy Birthday to me! May you all have the joy of friends and family around you. Alan ... Alan

Cool feature... 67 101 (10/27/2010 6:13:01 PM) comp.sys.mac.advocacy System-wide autocomplete. Open up TextEdit (or any other app that uses the Cocoa API), starting typing a long word. Now hit option-escape. Up pops a list of words that start with those letters. Coo... Alan

Another "Maccie", huh? 4 153 (9/30/2010 12:56:01 AM) comp.sys.mac.advocacy "I love my iPhone. It changed my universe as soon as it entered it. However, as any Discordian knows, every golden Apple has a golden worm at its center." OK. Why's that so special? Oh, yeah: he's bli... Alan

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery 4 112 (8/25/2010 4:57:57 AM) comp.sys.mac.advocacy -- "The iPhone doesn't have a speaker phone" -- "I checked very carefully" -- "I checked Apple's web pages" -- Edwin on the iPhone "It is Mac OS X, not BSD.' -- 'From Mac OS to BSD Unix." -- "It's BSD... Alan

Sidebar entries and login items don't use kerberos 0 22 (8/4/2010 2:35:17 AM) comp.sys.mac.system I'm trying to run down a strange issue I'm having at one of my clients. It's a large shop with an Active Directory setup to which the Macs are connected and most everything is working properly. Users log on wi... Alan

"What really knocked our socks off" 10 122 (8/3/2010 6:36:29 PM) comp.sys.mac.advocacy "In our performance benchmark tests, the MacBook Pro produced a score of 1,078.1, the second highest in the review. And it did that despite it being necessary to load Windows 7 on a partition so we coul... Alan

Where are all the class action suits... 3 143 (8/3/2010 5:05:23 PM) comp.sys.mac.advocacy ....for these guys: -- "The iPhone doesn't have a speaker phone" -- "I checked very carefully" -- "I checked Apple's web pages" -- Edwin on the iPhone "It is Mac OS X, not BSD.' -- 'From Mac OS to ... Alan

Apple is now in third... 0 164 (8/2/2010 4:52:53 PM) comp.sys.mac.advocacy If the trolls tell us that people should be buying netbooks rather than iPads... ....then shouldn't we compare marketshare of both in the same group? -- "The iPhone doesn't have a speaker phone" -... Alan

Microsoft: bringing you what the Wii brought you... 6 114 (7/30/2010 8:59:16 PM) comp.sys.mac.advocacy ....three years ago. -- "The iPhone doesn't have a speaker phone" -- "I checked very carefully" -- "I checked Apple's web pages" -- Edwin on the iPhone "It is Mac OS X, not BSD.' -- 'From Mac OS to... Alan

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Searching through Safari history 4 0 (5/19/2013 11:52:30 AM) comp.sys.mac.system As I accumulate more years, I seem to lose more memories at about the same rate (or at least my ability to access my memories). In working with Safari (or any browser), I sometimes have a problem something... gary_w12 (53)

OT: Windows vs. Ford 159 37 (1/3/2013 6:18:36 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Knowing that this is an oldie, I would like to start the New Year with some levity... Windows vs. Ford. This is great! Oh, how true. For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the... ghost_topper (1987)

Sharing and Permissions 14 26 (1/10/2013 5:47:05 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I have a file that doesn't open properly, which is unimportant frankly. So I get info on the file and under "Sharing and Permissions" I find myself with r/w capability I find "everyone" with read only, and... xxx613 (1043)

Moving files between User accounts 18 13 (1/15/2013 12:13:08 AM) comp.sys.mac.system My wife's Early 2008 PB/10.7.5 has something wrong in one of the files, so = any attempt to log into her user account causes the account to crash back t= o the login screen. I've Googled everything I could an... maury.markowitz (36)

Is there a way to remove the Apple blacklisting of Java? 22 17 (2/5/2013 5:57:52 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Okay, I know it's a security issue but Java is crucial to a lot of people. Is there any software, configuration modification or command line that can reverse the Apple blacklist of Java particularly for OSX 10... jackshown (61)

Chromebook designers show Appil how to design a Laptop properly 26 5 (2/24/2013 1:39:57 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Chromebook designers show Appil how to design a Laptop properly --------------------------------------------------------------- http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57570862-94/google-laptop-shows-apple-a-thing... email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com (4700)

Can the default printer be locked in 10.6.8? 10 23 (3/1/2013 10:52:14 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I have users who change the default printer and then someone else sits down= at the Mac and prints to the wrong printer. Is there any way to lock a pr= eferences file to prevent the default printer from... jackshown (61)

Mysterious magnification of OS X desktop 30 18 (3/18/2013 4:56:21 AM) comp.sys.mac.system A friend asked me whether I knew what keys he might accidentally be hitting every so often that would cause everything on his screen to get bigger, even driving the menu bar and dock off the screen. He's usi... patty1 (46)

Mac users puzzling over "cc1plus" 237 12 (3/23/2013 11:32:24 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://hintsforums.macworld.com/archive/index.php/t-10775.html Does anyone know what "cc1plus" is? I was looking at top today to find out why my CPU usage was running 100% all the time. At the top ... OFeem1987 (696)

Someone with MT-Newsreader here? 55 5 (3/23/2013 3:38:37 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Just to cross-check: could you please reply to me with a full-quote? ŠQZ¢*½Ì¿Œ"ã[•Fá™~˜þ•áËO>æÔ‚ŒÔb°š½[ Thank you. P.S. I'd appreciate also answers from other Mac-based Newsreaders. Laszlo -... lazlo_lebrun (102)